Hollern-Twielenfleth

Hollern-Twielenfleth

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Hollern-Twielenfleth

Coordinates: 53°36′N 9°32′E / 53.600°N 9.533°ECoordinates: 53°36′N 9°32′E / 53.600°N 9.533°E
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Stade
Municipal assoc. Lühe
Government
  Mayor Jürgen Meyer (CDU)
Area
  Total 20.46 km2 (7.90 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 3,321
  Density 160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 21723
Dialling codes 04141
Vehicle registration STD
Website www.luehe-online.de

Hollern-Twielenfleth is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.

History

In the year 1059 the district Twielenfleth was founded. It then belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1807 the ephemeric Kingdom of Westphalia annexed the Duchy, before France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Duchy was restored to the Electorate of Hanover, which - after its upgrade to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 - incorporated the duchy in a real union and the ducal territory, including Hollern and Twielenfleth, became part of the Stade Region, established in 1823. Since 1976 the township Twielenfleth exists, which advocates to keep the town's name.

Geography

View of the Elbe in Hollern-Twielenfleth. The pylons on Lühesand belong to the Elbe crossing power lines.

The community is located in Altes Land (English: Old Land), the largest fruit orchard in Europe, directly by the Lower Elbe river (German: Unterelbe) between Stade and Hamburg. Besides the two districts Hollern and Twielenfleth there is Bassenfleth as the third one.

Politics

District Director: Tim Siol

District Council (Gemeinderat): The district council, elected on 10 September 2006, includes:

(update: 10 September 2006)

Culture and Sights

Windmill
Old lighthouse

Traffic

In the community Hollern-Twielenfleth you can travel with several buses. The main bus line is 2357, which covers the following areas: Stade - Hollern-Twielenfleth - Steinkirchen - Jork - Hamburg-Cranz. All the bus lines are connected to the public transportation network of Hamburg (Hamburger Verkehrsverbund).

References

External links

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